A Skiers Journey

Winter is just around the corner and soon snow will be falling in the mountains.

Until then, check out this film by Jordan Manley called A Skiers Journey.

There are some truly beautiful scenes in it.

Radical Reels Tour

If you're into outdoor videos then you've heard of the Banff Mountain Film Festival.

I just found out today that the Radical Reels Tour will be coming to Washington in March.

Faster, Steeper, Higher, Deeper. Radical Reels complements the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour & focuses on dynamic, high-adrenalin films featuring sports such as skiing, climbing, kayaking, BASE jumping & mountain biking.

Here are the dates, times and info about local showings:

Thursday, March 11 at 7 pm
Mountaineers Program Center - 7700 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle
Tickets: $10 Mountaineers members, $15 general. Available at The Mountaineers or by calling 206-521-6001.

Friday, March 12 at 7:30 pm
Capitol Theater, 206 E. 5th Ave., Downtown Olympia
Tickets: $12 general, $2 off for Mountaineers members. Available through the Alpine Experience and Olympic Outfitters, or at the door.

I also found the trailer online. Pretty sweet.



(This is from Just Northwest)

Ski resorts to donate to Haiti relief

I saw this over on The Adventure Guys site and thought it was really great.

Are you looking for something to do on Saturday? Then why not head to the slopes for some fresh powder and to donate to the relief effort in Haiti.

Two Washington resorts, Crystal Mountain and The Summit at Snoqualmie, both operated by Boyne Resorts, will be donating $1 from every lift ticket sold on Saturday, January 16, to the American Red Cross Haiti Relief Fund.

According to the Crystal Mountain site, they've received six inches of new snow in the last 24 hours and have 39 inches at the base.

And at The Summit at Snoqualmie, they've received a little over an inch of new snow in the last 24 hours and have 52 inches at the base.

So hit the slopes this weekend for some exercise and to support a great cause.

(This is from Just Northwest)

Ski free at 49 Degrees North

If you happen to be a snowboarder or skier and just happen to be near Chewelah, Washington (home to the one and only Brandon) then you might want to head over to 49 Degrees North.

49 Degrees North, a ski resort about 50 miles north of Spokane, will be closing for the season on Sunday, and right now they are letting everybody visiting the area ski for free.

Free is awesome!

And as for lodging, maybe Brandon will let you crash on his couch.